Despite Kansas having four more 1st place votes, it’s the Villanova Wildcats who took the top spot in this week’s AP Poll. The Kansas Jayhawks, however, are the clear #1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, where Nova moved up to #2.
This is Villanova’s second stint as the country’s #1 team just two weeks after a loss at the Butler Bulldogs knocked them off the top spot. Unlike those previous 5 weeks atop the rankings, the nation’s sports writers were much more split with Kansas (32), Villanova (28), UCLA Bruins (3), and Gonzaga Bulldogs (2) all earning first place votes.
As for the rest of the Big East, the Creighton Bluejays moved up a spot to #7 as they still have just one loss on the season. Butler dropped a spot to #13, #14 in the coaches poll, after going 1-1 against ranked opponents this week. But the Xavier Musketeers dropped 7 spots down to #22, just #19 in the coaches poll, after losing at both Villanova and Butler. The Seton Hall Pirates, who also dropped two games this week, are no longer receiving votes.
AP Poll Week 11 (1/16/2017)
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Villanova (28) | 17-1 | 1,580 |
2 | Kansas (32) | 16-1 | 1,562 |
3 | UCLA (3) | 18-1 | 1,472 |
4 | Gonzaga (2) | 17-0 | 1,433 |
5 | Kentucky | 15-2 | 1,357 |
6 | Baylor | 16-1 | 1,315 |
7 | Creighton | 17-1 | 1,185 |
7 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 1,185 |
9 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 1,063 |
10 | Florida State | 16-2 | 964 |
11 | Oregon | 16-2 | 931 |
12 | Louisville | 15-3 | 900 |
13 | Butler | 15-3 | 823 |
14 | Arizona | 16-2 | 757 |
15 | Notre Dame | 16-2 | 748 |
16 | Virginia | 13-3 | 677 |
17 | Wisconsin | 14-3 | 644 |
18 | Duke | 14-4 | 614 |
19 | Florida | 14-3 | 405 |
20 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 373 |
21 | Purdue | 14-4 | 309 |
22 | Xavier | 13-4 | 294 |
23 | Saint Mary's | 15-2 | 210 |
24 | South Carolina | 14-3 | 125 |
25 | Maryland | 16-2 | 121 |
Coaches Poll Week 11 (1/16/2017)
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Kansas (23) | 16-1 | 785 |
2 | Villanova (4) | 17-1 | 759 |
3 | UCLA (2) | 18-1 | 725 |
4 | Gonzaga (3) | 17-0 | 718 |
5 | Kentucky | 15-2 | 655 |
6 | Baylor | 16-1 | 641 |
7 | Creighton | 17-1 | 590 |
8 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 563 |
9 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 480 |
10 | Oregon | 16-2 | 467 |
11 | Louisville | 15-3 | 444 |
12 | Florida State | 16-2 | 393 |
13 | Arizona | 16-2 | 385 |
14 | Butler | 15-3 | 381 |
15 | Notre Dame | 16-2 | 372 |
16 | Virginia | 13-3 | 338 |
17 | Wisconsin | 14-3 | 322 |
18 | Duke | 14-4 | 301 |
19 | Xavier | 13-4 | 214 |
20 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 206 |
21 | Florida | 14-3 | 187 |
22 | Purdue | 14-4 | 133 |
23 | Saint Mary's | 15-2 | 115 |
24 | South Carolina | 14-3 | 79 |
25 | Maryland | 16-2 | 30 |